Consistency in the Service of Motherhood
When I originally had the idea of writing on consistency, I thought that this post would be about consistency in your mothering and discipline techniques. About following through when telling your child to do something. As I started writing, however, I was led in a...
How to Encourage Boys to Love Reading
Today I want to talk to you about books. Particularly books for boys and how to encourage boys to love reading. I am a mom of 4 boys, all of whom love books. Even the ones who can't read yet love to sit on the couch and surround themselves with books and just flip...
Homemaking 101: Motivation For When You’re Not a Good Homemaker
So often we tell ourselves we are not a good homemaker. It is so easy to look around your home and see the piles of laundry, dishes, papers, and toys scattered around. Hear me when I say that your home is not meant to be clean all the time. You live here. Your family...
Attitude of Gratitude – The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Life is stressful. Things don’t go according to our plans and sometimes it’s hard to see God’s hand in the picture that He is painting in our lives. Seasons of change, seasons of struggle, seasons of distress, seasons of darkness. We all have them. It can be so hard...
Homeschool Curriculum Choices for Grade 6, Grade 4, and Grade 1
I have always had an unschool mentality. I believe (and my kids have shown me) that people learn what they need to know when they need to know it and life is meant to be experienced and explored rather than dictated and directed. So why am I now talking about...
Relaxed Homeschool Schedule: A Day in the Life With a Newborn, 2yo, 5yo, 8yo, and 11yo
I always love reading "homeschool day in the life" posts by other people to see how they do things so I thought it was my turn to share. Since the birth of our littlest one a couple weeks ago our household rhythms have been thrown off balance. We also had a stomach...